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by anxx 13y ago
As a Turkish person, this is the best and most accurate analysis of the situation I've read. Also, I would like to express my sympathy for the mentioned journalist Serdar and outrage at the media institution that fired him. It is truly frig
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by anxx 13y ago
Same here. When I heard about the large Buddha sculptures in Bamyan Valley (Afghanistan) destroyed by the Taliban, my heart sank.
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by anxx 13y ago
Is it normal for a company to go down with no indication of it on its webpage?
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by anxx 13y ago
I am not sad for these particular investors, because they could've become very rich if it had taken off. With great chance for cash comes great risk of losing it and they knew it. I do feel for the early adopters, though; I hope Better Plac
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by anxx 13y ago
Related question: is there a limit on email address length? Like a real fundamental limit, not arbitrary decisions Gmail or Yahoo folks might have come up with.
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by anxx 13y ago
My Google interviewer was a HS-educated guy. My parents couldn't believe it. I tend to think - if he is as good at the job as me, what does his education matter? Why should I be offended that a HS-educated guy is in the same room with me? E
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by anxx 13y ago
With the internet, most education is free. When we pay education, we mainly pay for 1) exclusivity (there are not a million other people attending Harvard) and 2) standards (standard exams within an accredited curriculum, so the GPA and maj
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by anxx 13y ago
That depends on how often you do need to contact them. If you don't call/text/IM them, then you could have no contact info and not miss it. I also think that it is relatively easy to find somebody's phone number once you do wish to call/tex
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by anxx 13y ago
I have gone cold turkey from Facebook, after years of checking/updating multiple times a day. And it wasn't hard, because I just realized that I wasn't interested in the lives of the 80% "acquantainces" any more. The fact that somebody I kn
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by anxx 13y ago
That is actually a good point. I wondered why the US is so adamant about its citizens paying taxes while living abroad. Theoretically - you are not taking advantage of any of the US infrastructure like roads and parks while you're abroad. I
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by anxx 13y ago
replying to iNeal: really? My school turns my school.edu to alum.school.edu.
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by anxx 13y ago
It's only in the US that I have seen advertisements for a product include direct bashing of a competitor's product. I am not talking about a list of features where you show in which way yours is superior; that is still acceptable (although
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by anxx 13y ago
True, but eventually the hardware PIN has to become a software PIN that will be transmitted. Why is it more difficult to sniff out hardware PINs?
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by anxx 13y ago
This is curious, why can it only be entered in hardware? Is it a safety precaution?
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by anxx 13y ago
I find myself agreeing with you on many things. I first noticed your username after the real-googler discussion and what you saw at Google is so similar to what I saw in my job in a bank. Without external or positional prestige, there is li
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by anxx 13y ago
I am planning on doing a PhD because of financial benefits in the long run. Here's why: - Immediate respect. It is harder to question the authority of a (technical) PhD. This is much more pronounced in 3rd world economies. Also Germany. Bas
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by anxx 13y ago
I kind of find myself being more sympathetic to landlords in this case. Yes, if everyone did that there wouldn't be any space to live, but looking for short-term subleasers is also a lot more risky. They need to be found, first of all - you
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by anxx 13y ago
Can I ask what led you to dropping out? The parent commenter is not so irrational - he can always go back. But you, if you actually dropped out (and not simply taken a "leave of absence") and if it was actually your choice (not expulsion) s
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by anxx 13y ago
I hope Tesla wins. I hate these made-by-middlemen-to-protect-middlemen laws. Recently in Turkey, there was a huge fight between banks and goldsmiths because banks decided to trade gold as well at better rates than offered by goldsmiths. Lot
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by anxx 13y ago
I agree. The goal of increased education doesn't make sense to me - increased potential for future prosperity should be a goal in my opinion.
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by anxx 13y ago
The stigma might be associated with jealousy. I know I would be annoyed if the median income of a HS-degree profession were higher than my college-degree income. If not watched carefully, that would lead to thinking that while they are bett
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by anxx 13y ago
I like this, even though I'm not in the user demographic, I hope you get lots of users!
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by anxx 13y ago
The sports car thing must be a phase. I can't wait for the day I walk in to a dealer and drive out with an Audi R8 Spyder. And I am very non-luxurious with the rest of my expenses.
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by anxx 13y ago
50,000 cars sold globally makes it the best selling electric car? I thought that number was very low and then I googled some stats - it seems that the mini cooper for example sells ~100,000 cars per year. Somehow I'd have expected for cars
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by anxx 13y ago
I agree that employers are way too nosy these days. Drug tests, background checks, credit score checks are personal; employers shouldn't be able to request them even. It should be taboo, like asking religion. The need to reduce the risk o
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by anxx 13y ago
I have a credit card that had the contactless payment feature. It is more convenient, but the lack of 2 FA (have card, know PIN) made it really weird to use. Eventually I turned off the contactless feature (via the internet banking branch).
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by anxx 13y ago
I interned at a big telcom and worked at a bank. Amount of crappy software that needs to be used is mindboggling. Amount of money that is spent to license that crapware is even more mind boggling. There is a real market for these beautiful
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by anxx 13y ago
ok, in which countries do sex workers identify themselves with their name and actual profession and it is completely ok? likewho would even create a profile like this? don't other families don't trash her as a bad mother, doesn't it affect
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by anxx 13y ago
I have a tangential question: What screen capture software is this? It's unlike any other I've seen, because the screen looks like it is viewed from an upper left angle (like at 0:10). Really brings the video alive; I'd love to use this sof
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by anxx 13y ago
I am about to return to grad school after working a bit in industry; so this article is very relevant to me. I will be doing a Masters right now, but I do plan on doing a PhD afterwards. I am constantly splitting my brains about how I can w

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